Everything You Should Know About 2FA Bypass Attacks.

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Everything You Should Know About 2FA Bypass
Attacks.
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What is a 2FA Bypass Attack?
2FA bypass attacks are cyber attacks that can be
performed by hackers who have already compromised
a particular account, and they are used to gain
access to another account.
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What exactly is a 2FA Bypass Attack and how
might It affect your Business?

• 2FA bypass attacks are a result of compromised
  credentials as well as compromised additional
  layers of authentication, such as SMS-based OTP
  authentication and email authentication.
• Cybercriminals use user IDs and passwords to gain
  access to the second layer of authentication,
  where they can initiate a process to bypass it.
• If youre not careful about protecting your data
  from such attacks, you could be putting your
  business and your customers safety at risk.

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Types of 2FA Bypass Attacks

• SMS-based Attacks
• An attacker can initiate an SMS-based attack by
  hijacking a victim's phone number or intercepting
  the Secured Signaling System 7 (SS7) network. SS7
  is commonly used within most network providers
  and has several security flaws that make it easy
  to exploit.

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2. Code-generator attacks

• Hackers exploit multi-factor authentication by
  altering the seed value generated by the
  authentication mechanism, enabling them to create
  duplicate OTPs.
• Furthermore, many fake apps are available on the
  market that leverages phishing practices and
  generates codes or access the codes sent on the
  users smartphone. Slight negligence while
  analyzing these apps could result in a greater
  security risk.

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3. Man-in-the-middle attacks

• A man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack occurs when an
  attacker intercepts and relays communications
  between two parties that believe they are
  communicating directly.
• When employees use instant messaging or video
  conferencing to communicate, they may not realize
  that an attacker has inserted himself into the
  conversation and is collecting and manipulating
  their information.
• Privacy-related attacks can have serious
  consequences for users and employees.

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How Risk-Based Authentication (RBA) Works Best
for 2FA Bypass Attacks?
Risk-based authentication, also called adaptive
authentication, monitors your identity and access
by imposing increasingly strict rules on your
ability to access a system.
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Thankyou!
Cyber attackers will always try to find ways to
bypass even the most robust security measures. As
a result, businesses must invest in
next-generation authentication technology. If a
breach or a breach attempt fails due to 2FA and
other risk-based authentication mechanisms, it
will significantly add to the impact of
cybersecurity strategies. Get in touch with our
team